Papawn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːpɔː/,

/ˈpɔːpɔː/, U.S.

/ˈpɑˌpɔ/,

/ˈpɑˌpɑ/,

/ˈpɔˌpɔ/, West African English

/ˈpɔpɔ/

Forms: 1700s Papau, 1700s Pappaw, 1700s–1800s Papa, 1700s– Papaw, 1700s– Popo, 1900s– Pawpaw.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Popo.

Etymology: < Popo (formerly also spelt Papaw, Pawpaw), name of a region on the coast of West Africa, now divided between Benin and Togo.The form Papaw was used mainly in the New World, and is now chiefly historical. The form Popo is more usual in connection with West Africa.

A. n.

A member of a people inhabiting a region of the West African coast to the west of Ouidah (in present-day Benin). Formerly also in wider sense: (in the New World) a slave originating in or transported from this region, typically speaking Ewe or a related language.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > slavery or bondage > [noun] > slave > in Jamaica

Papaw1707

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > North American

Papaw1707

pawpaw1709

1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. p. liv The Negros called Papas have most of these scarifications.

1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica II. iii. iii. 425 In 1769, several new masks appeared; the Ebos, the Papaws, &c. having their respective Connús, male and female, who were dressed in a very laughable style.

1789 R. Norris Mem. Reign Bossa Ahadee viii. 54 The Whydahs, assisted by the Popoes, and directed by the sagacious advice of Shampo, became more formidable than ever.

1850 De Bow's Rev. Dec. 668/1 Such are the children of the golden coast; Such the papaws, of negroes far the best.

1864 R. F. Burton Mission to Gelele I. 96 Ophiolatry..is mostly confined to the coast regions; the Popos and Windward races worship a black snake of a larger size.

1951 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 36 416 Most of the Codrington Negroes were Coromantines from the Gold Coast and Pawpaws from the Slave Coast.

1998 Independent (Nexis) 10 Jan. 1 The great majority of rebels were Coromantee or Akan speaking slaves from the Gold Coast and Papaws from the West African empires of Dahomey and Ashanti, renowned for their warlike stance.

2000 Boston Globe (Nexis) 29 Oct. 4 The largest group of Africans enslaved and exported in the early 18th century was the Papaw or Popos.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating the Papaws.

ΚΠ

1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 376 Its [sc. belly-ach-weed's] use was first made known in Jamaica, by Papau-Negros, and thence call'd Papau-weed.

1740 C. Leslie New Hist. Jamaica xi. 307 They generally believe there are Two Gods..; the first they call Naskew in the Papaw language.

1793 A. Dalzel Hist. Dahomy ii. viii. 101 The Dahomans were now provided with some canoes; which..enabled them to penetrate into the Popo country.

1864 T. W. M. Marshall Christian Missions I. vii. 608 (note) A Popo woman, who was an idolatress, has of late forsaken her idols, and is now bowing at the feet of Jesus.

1901 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 1 87 When a man in the Popo country dies his elder brother succeeds to the whole of his property.

1984 G. A. Puckrein Little Eng. 162 [Blacks] organized themselves into a particular ethnic constituency within the planter's household. They were their master's Gold Coast slaves as opposed to his Congo, Papaw, or Gambian Negroes.

1994 Jrnl. Devel. Stud. 30 ii. 561 The migrant Popo fishermen from Benin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	papaw
释义	Papawn.adj. Brit. /ˈpɑːpɔː/, /ˈpɔːpɔː/, U.S. /ˈpɑˌpɔ/, /ˈpɑˌpɑ/, /ˈpɔˌpɔ/, West African English /ˈpɔpɔ/ Forms: 1700s Papau, 1700s Pappaw, 1700s–1800s Papa, 1700s– Papaw, 1700s– Popo, 1900s– Pawpaw. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Popo. Etymology: < Popo (formerly also spelt Papaw, Pawpaw), name of a region on the coast of West Africa, now divided between Benin and Togo.The form Papaw was used mainly in the New World, and is now chiefly historical. The form Popo is more usual in connection with West Africa. A. n. A member of a people inhabiting a region of the West African coast to the west of Ouidah (in present-day Benin). Formerly also in wider sense: (in the New World) a slave originating in or transported from this region, typically speaking Ewe or a related language. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > slavery or bondage > [noun] > slave > in Jamaica Papaw1707 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > North American Papaw1707 pawpaw1709 1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. p. liv The Negros called Papas have most of these scarifications. 1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica II. iii. iii. 425 In 1769, several new masks appeared; the Ebos, the Papaws, &c. having their respective Connús, male and female, who were dressed in a very laughable style. 1789 R. Norris Mem. Reign Bossa Ahadee viii. 54 The Whydahs, assisted by the Popoes, and directed by the sagacious advice of Shampo, became more formidable than ever. 1850 De Bow's Rev. Dec. 668/1 Such are the children of the golden coast; Such the papaws, of negroes far the best. 1864 R. F. Burton Mission to Gelele I. 96 Ophiolatry..is mostly confined to the coast regions; the Popos and Windward races worship a black snake of a larger size. 1951 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 36 416 Most of the Codrington Negroes were Coromantines from the Gold Coast and Pawpaws from the Slave Coast. 1998 Independent (Nexis) 10 Jan. 1 The great majority of rebels were Coromantee or Akan speaking slaves from the Gold Coast and Papaws from the West African empires of Dahomey and Ashanti, renowned for their warlike stance. 2000 Boston Globe (Nexis) 29 Oct. 4 The largest group of Africans enslaved and exported in the early 18th century was the Papaw or Popos. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the Papaws. ΚΠ 1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 376 Its [sc. belly-ach-weed's] use was first made known in Jamaica, by Papau-Negros, and thence call'd Papau-weed. 1740 C. Leslie New Hist. Jamaica xi. 307 They generally believe there are Two Gods..; the first they call Naskew in the Papaw language. 1793 A. Dalzel Hist. Dahomy ii. viii. 101 The Dahomans were now provided with some canoes; which..enabled them to penetrate into the Popo country. 1864 T. W. M. Marshall Christian Missions I. vii. 608 (note) A Popo woman, who was an idolatress, has of late forsaken her idols, and is now bowing at the feet of Jesus. 1901 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 1 87 When a man in the Popo country dies his elder brother succeeds to the whole of his property. 1984 G. A. Puckrein Little Eng. 162 [Blacks] organized themselves into a particular ethnic constituency within the planter's household. They were their master's Gold Coast slaves as opposed to his Congo, Papaw, or Gambian Negroes. 1994 Jrnl. Devel. Stud. 30 ii. 561 The migrant Popo fishermen from Benin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1707
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